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Definition of "psychedelia" [psychedelia]

  • The subculture associated with psychedelic drugs. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "psychedelia" in a sentence
  • "A total freak of a song, and so soused in psychedelia it's a surprise to find it was made in 1977."
  • "When applied to music, the word psychedelia immediately brings to mind not only the 60s, but a certain sound represented by pioneering albums like the Beatles 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely"
  • "The newest single on FW&A is dubbed "Happening" and opens with repetitious yet lush and solitary dream-like chords which recall the psychedelia of the Beatles '"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"."